blue
blue
blu:
bloo
/bluː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "blue"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āύ⧀āϞ

having the color of the ocean or clear sky at daytime
blue definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blue sky was clear and beautiful.
āύ⧀āϞ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĻ⧁: āĻ–āĻŋāϤ, āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāύāϕ⧋āϞāĻŋāĻ•

feeling sad or melancholic
blue definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rainy weather seemed to match his blue mood perfectly.
āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§‡āϜāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ…āĻļā§āϞ⧀āϞ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ

referring to content or remarks that are suggestive of sexual impropriety or indecency, often with a humorous tone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The film had several blue scenes that pushed the boundaries of mainstream cinema.
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻļā§āϞ⧀āϞ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻŽā§‡āχāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āϠ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āύ⧀āϞ, āϧ⧂āϏāϰ-āύ⧀āϞ

describing a grayish-blue color often seen in the fur of certain animals, like cats or foxes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fox 's coat had a subtle blue sheen, particularly in the light of the early morning.
āĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āĻŸā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āύ⧀āϞ āφāĻ­āĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ­ā§‹āϰ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϤ⧇āĨ¤
05

āύ⧀āϞ, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ

referring to a political conservative, particularly in contexts where the color blue is associated with conservative or right-leaning ideologies
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the debate, the blue politician argued for stricter immigration controls and reduced government spending.
āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇, āύ⧀āϞ āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ

referring to a woman who is notably educated, intellectual, and well-versed in scholarly or cultural matters
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At the dinner party, the blue guest captivated everyone with her eloquent insights on contemporary issues.
āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇, blue āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻĒāϟ⧁ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āύ⧀āϞ

a color that ranges from light to dark shades, typically associated with the sky or the ocean
blue definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her favorite color has always been blue, reminding her of the ocean on a clear day.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻ‚ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύ⧀āϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āύ⧀āϞ, āύ⧀āϞ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ

the clear sky during daylight, often associated with bright and pleasant weather
blue definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As they hiked up the mountain, the endless blue stretched out above them.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āύ⧀āϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āύ⧀āϞ, āύ⧀āϞ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•

clothing or garments that are of the color blue
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His collection of blue included a range of shirts, pants, and jackets.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧀āϞ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ, āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āύ⧀āϞ, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ

a person who supports or aligns with conservative political views or parties
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rally was filled with blues advocating for traditional values and fiscal responsibility.
āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļāϟāĻŋ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻ—āϤ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§āϞ⧁āϜ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āύ⧀āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ, āϞāĻžāχāϏāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻĄā§‡

a small butterfly from the Lycaenidae family, typically having bright blue wings
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While walking through the meadow, we spotted a bright blue fluttering among the grasses.
āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϘāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āύ⧀āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
06

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞ⧁, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŋāϰ⧋āύāĻžāĻŽ

a prestigious sporting title or honor awarded to athletes representing Oxford or Cambridge University, typically in competitions between the two institutions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Only the most skilled athletes are awarded a Blue at Oxford or Cambridge.
āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻĢā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āϕ⧇āĻŽāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻœā§‡ Blue āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
07

āĻāĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•

a heated or intense argument, often marked by strong emotions or raised voices
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blue between the neighbors could be heard from across the street.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āύ⧀āϞ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
08

āϭ⧁āϞ, āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ

a careless mistake, often caused by oversight or misjudgment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The goalkeeper ’s blue cost the team the match in the final minutes.
āĻ—ā§‹āϞāϰāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇āϰ āύ⧀āϞ āϰāĻ™ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āύ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧀āϞ āϰāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something blue in color
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist chose to blue the canvas to create a calming background for her painting.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ•āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϟāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āύ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āύ⧀āϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύ⧀āϞ āϰāĻ™ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to turn or become blue in color, often due to exposure to a blue dye or paint
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Once the paint dries, it will blue to the intended shade.
āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇, āĻāϟāĻŋ āύ⧀āϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻļ⧇āĻĄā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
03

āύ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧀āϞ āϰāϙ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϞ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to heat metal so that it develops a grayish-blue finish, often used for protective or decorative purposes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They decided to blue the steel parts to enhance their resistance to rust.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āχāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
04

āύ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧀āϞ āϰāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ§ā§‹ā§ŸāĻž

to wash or treat fabric with a blueing agent to enhance its whiteness or achieve a blue tint
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The laundry instructions recommended that you blue the white garments to prevent yellowing.
āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻšāϞ⧁āĻĻ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

(Australian) to fight, brawl, or have a heated argument

Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They blued over who would drive.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

blueness
bluish
blue
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ